SOCIETY
Dolpa's Dunai now connected to national road network
Dolpa's Dunai now connected to national road network
DOLPA, Oct 5: Happiness knows no bounds for an elderly, Deepa Budha of Tripurasundari Municipality-9, Dolpa. In her twilight years, she has one of her long-cherished dreams fulfilled.“
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Municipality intensifies market monitoring
Municipality intensifies market monitoring
JUMLA, Oct 5: The Dashain festival is just around the corner and demands for all types of commodities have soared up. As usual, dealers are making attempts to take advantage of the situation by selling outdated products. There have been numerous complaints against such incidents.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Bharati Pathak elected new FECOFUN Chief
Bharati Pathak elected new FECOFUN Chief
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: A national convention of the Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN), the umbrella organization of community forest users' groups, on Wednesday unanimously elected Bharati Pathak as its head.
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal should be re-declared as Hindu state: Dr Shashank Koirala
Nepal should be re-declared as Hindu state: Dr Shashank Koir...
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: General Secretary of Nepali Congress (NC) Dr Shashank Koirala has said that it is the right time to re-declare Nepal as Hindu state. He suggested that there should be the provision of a Hindu state with freedom of religion.
Oct 04, 2018
POLITICS
Party president trying to be ‘dictator’ through statute amendment: Dr Koirala
Party president trying to be ‘dictator’ through statute amen...
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The central committee member of the main opposition Nepal Congress (NC) Dr Shekhar Koirala has accused the party president trying to be ‘dictator’ through the statute amendment.
Oct 04, 2018
WORLD
Kim Jong-un 'favorite' to win Nobel Peace Prize!
Kim Jong-un 'favorite' to win Nobel Peace Prize!
LONDON, Oct 4: Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in are the odds-on favorites to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, according to leading bookmaker Coral after a flurry of bets in the last 24 hours.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Oct 4: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Oct 4: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Illegal trading of alcohol across Nepal-India border (video)
Illegal trading of alcohol across Nepal-India border (video)
SIRAHA, Oct 4: Following the ban of alcohol in the adjacent Indian state of Bihar, the Indo-Nepal border of the district has become the hub for the illegal trading of the alcohol.
Oct 04, 2018
ECONOMY
NEPSE index suffers modest dip
NEPSE index suffers modest dip
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index today suffered a slight dip of 3.23 points to close at 1,227.37. The sensitive index, which measures the performance of class 'A' stocks, also went down by 0.82 points to rest at 260.24. Over 1.58 million shares of the total 165 companies were...
Oct 04, 2018
ECONOMY
ADB to provide 180 million US dollar loan to Nepal
ADB to provide 180 million US dollar loan to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide a loan of 180 million US dollars to support improvements to Nepal’s East–West Highway, the country’s main domestic and international trade route also known as the Mahendra Highway.
Oct 04, 2018